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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2023.2565
Intel QAT Driver Advisory
10 May 2023
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Intel QAT Driver
Publisher: Intel
Operating System: Windows
Linux variants
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2022-41808 CVE-2022-21804 CVE-2022-21239
CVE-2022-21229
Original Bulletin:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00809.html
Comment: CVSS (Max): 8.4 CVE-2022-21804 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: Intel
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
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Intel ID: INTEL-SA-00809
Advisory Category: Software
Impact of Escalation of Privilege, Denial of Service, Information
vulnerability : Disclosure
Severity rating : HIGH
Original release: 05/09/2023
Last revised: 05/09/2023
Summary:
Potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT)
drivers may allow escalation of privilege, information disclosure or denial of
service. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate these potential
vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2022-21804
Description: Out-of-bounds write in software for the Intel QAT Driver for
Windows before version 1.9.0-0008 may allow an authenticated user to
potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2022-21239
Description: Out-of-bounds read in software for the Intel QAT Driver for
Windows before version 1.9.0-0008 may allow an authenticated user to
potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVEID: CVE-2022-41808
Description: Improper buffer restriction in software for the Intel QAT Driver
for Linux before version 1.7.l.4.12 may allow an authenticated user to
potentially enable denial of service via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3 Low
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
Windows:
The Intel QAT Driver for Windows before version 1.9.0-0008.
Linux:
The Intel QAT Driver for Linux before version 1.7.l.4.12.
Recommendations:
Windows:
Intel recommends updating Intel QAT Driver for Windows to version 1.9.0-0008 or
later.
Updates are available for download at this location:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19732
Linux:
Intel recommends updating Intel QAT Driver for Linux to version 1.7.l.4.12 or
later.
Updates are available for download at this location:
https://01.org/sites/default/files/downloads/qat1.7.l.4.12.0-00011.tar.gz
Acknowledgements:
Intel would like to thank Zimi of Alibaba Orion Security Lab (CVE-2022-21804
and CVE-2022-21229) for reporting these issues.
The following issue (CVE-2022-41808) was found internally by an Intel employee.
Intel would like to thank Lukasz Odzioba.
Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice
called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is
generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are available.
Revision History
Revision Date Description
1.0 05/09/2023 Initial Release
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